Divisions in GOP may leave Trump priority in Senate limbo
A Trump-backed criminal justice reform bill is hitting a major roadblock in the Senate: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Republican senators, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), are trying to increase pressure on McConnell to move the bill during the lame-duck session and are getting help from President Trump's adult children, who have called on Congress to pass the legislation quickly.
Supporters of the Senate deal, which pairs a House-passed prison reform bill with four changes to sentencing laws, are leaning hard into Trump’s support.
But it may not be enough to win over McConnell, who also must answer to key conservatives in his conference who are strongly opposed to the bill.
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/417527-divisions-in-gop-may-leave-trump-priority-in-senate-limbo?userid=229233